A red-tailed hawk sits atop the flagpole at Santa Cruz High’s Memorial Field during a recent afternoon. According to Global Raptor Conservation’s hawkmountain.org website, “Although red-tailed hawks ...

This adult red-tailed hawk is easily identified by its prominent red tail feathers. Immature red-tailed hawks do not have red tails. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON— Editor’s note: This column was ...

If there has been any theme to this winter it has been cold. For the first time in years, the temperatures have dropped below freezing and generally remained there for weeks on end. Back when I was a ...

Three avian experts, presented with a picture, confirmed the bird is a red-tailed hawk. “Probably hunting squirrels on campus,” wrote Peter G. Saenger, an ornithological specialist at Muhlenberg ...

Well, folks, this El Niño thing turns out to be no joke. Winter officially started on Dec. 21 and I’ve only seen a few stray flakes here and there. Furthermore, any mention of snow in the weather ...

A red-tailed hawk lifts off from a branch in search of food on Tuesday at Lighthouse Field State Beach. About these birds, the Cornell Lab’s All About Birds website says, “This is probably the most ...

Melissa Holt took this photo in the Valley of a mature Red-tailed Hawk perched on a fence rail. Togowagani, which means “Home of Rattlesnakes” in the Nuwä (Kawaiisu or ...

With around 2.5 million of them flying around North America, scientists know a lot about red-tailed hawks.But Angel, a red-tailed hawk in Knoxville, Tennessee, is getting the attention of scientists — ...